We're talking about inflatable rides
which are popular at carnivals, company
picnics, and birthday parties.
Inflatable Ride Safety in Monitor DOUBLE BOXES

DOUBLE BOXES=Keith & Justin/Newsroom Justin McLeod is here now with

important facts for parents. Justin
what did you find out?

Keith, it's hard to say how dangerous
they are in Virginia.
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*CG standup Justin McLeod
jmcleod@wdbj7.com The state doesn't keep track but
nationally the number of injuries
involving these rides has skyrocketed.
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in the News 7 sports office. We'll
head to Calfee park this evening where
you could get a quality cooling off
from the mascot and the Blue Jays were
gunning for a rare home victory.
Virginia Tech dismissed a football
player from the team. and Shayne
Graham talks about making a name for
himself in a good way. all that and
more coming up in sports.>>
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a connection between the two recent
attacks on women and a rash of sexual
assaults that happened last year.
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*CG locator Blacksburg (:27)

Early Saturday morning a 20 year
old Virginia Tech student was attacked
in her Terrace View Apartment.

The woman was able to fend off
the attacker, just like another victim
did two weeks ago.

She was attacked in a stairwell.

Police are now considering
whether these crimes are related to
four sexual assaults from *last* July
in the same area of town.

In those cases, a man would enter
through an unlocked door and fondle
women as they slept.
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*CG 2line Lt. Bruce Bradbery
Blacksburg Police BRUCE BRADBERY: 33:08:00 ONE OF THE
THINGS THIS CASE THIS WEEKEND HAS IN
COMMON WITH LAST YEAR'S CASES IS.. AN
UNLOCKED DOOR. THERE'S AN UNLOCKED DOOR
AND THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE. :17 PEOPLE ARE
GETTING INTO APARTMENTS THAT THEY
SHOULD BE GETTING INTO :19
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This is a composite sketch of the
suspect from the most recent attack.

about appealing yesterday's release of
two brothers held in the disappearance
of Alabama teen Natalee Holloway.
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*CG locator Oranjasted, Aruba

Prosecutors have until Thursday to
appeal the judge's ruling that there
wasn't enough evidence to hold the two
men.

The release prompted blistering
criticism from Natalee's mother today.
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*CG 2line Beth Holloway Twitty
Natalee's Mother @ :31-:39

BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY/NATALEE'S MOTHER;
THE CRIMINALS WILL NOT ONLY BE ALLOWED
TO WALK FREELY AMONG THE TOURISTS AND
CITIZENS OF ARUBA...BUT THERE ARE NO
LIMITS TO WHERE THEY MAY GO.
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An Aruban defense lawyer who's not
connected to the case says the Kalpoe
brothers aren't off the hook.

He says it won't be over for them
until there's either a formal
indictment or they get a note from the
prosecutor saying that the case has
been dropped- and it could be several
weeks before either of those things
happens.
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for a rare win at home. Virginia Tech
dismisses a football player, and Shayne
Graham talks about giving back to his
Cinncy community. But first your extra
point.
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VO-NAT The Seattle SuperSonics have kept

their super star in the fold. Ray
Allen has agreed to a new contract with
the Sonics, this according to his
agent. The deal is reportedly worth 80
million dollars over 5 years, with an
additional 5 million possible with
performance bonuses. Allen is a free
agent and could have signed elsewhere.
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back in the Appy league Eastern
Division. If the Blue Jays could play
just 5-hundred ball at home they would
be in first place.
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*CG locator Pulaski
Calfee Park Pulaski hosting Bristol this evening
trying to get a win on the home field
with and enthusiatic crowd on hand.

The Blue Jays get on the board first
with a line drive to left field from
Short-Stop Chris Gutierrez driving in
Catcher Jonathan Jaspe for the run and
they would score once more in the
inning to go up 2-0.

The Sox would try to get back into
the game as Reymundo Tavares would line
one to center but Octavio Cordero would
make the nice catch to ending the
inning and keep Bristol off the
scoreboard.

Pulaski adding to the lead, they
would put two more runs on the board in
the
*CG final Bristol 5th. Jaspe singles to right field and
0 Jacob Butler comes on home to score and
Pulaski the Blue Jays win this one 4 to nothing
4 over Bristol.
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*CG locator Washington DC
MSG Action from the Majors this evening
the Washington Nationals bounced back
from a loss on July 4th to beat the New
York Mets this evening. Esteban Loaiza
pitched 8 strong innings allowing only
1 run to the Mets in outdueling Pedro
Martinez..

And the Nats got their second
baseman Jose Vidro back this evening.
He was activated from the Disabled list
and drove in a run.

*CG final New York Washington would allow 2 runs in the
2 9th and hold on to get the win over New
Washington York by a final score of 3 to 2.
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by Frank Beamer to return to the
Virginia Tech Football Program. Walton
will not be getting a third chance.
The Hokies have dismissed the Red-shirt
Senior from the team after he was
arrested on Saturday Night. Walton was
charged with 4 counts of robbery, four
counts of abduction, and four counts of
possession of a firearm in a felony.
Walton played in 2 games last season
for the Hokies and was expected to be a
back-up for the Tech Program at the
rover position this season.
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VO-NAT To basketball where James Thomas who

played most of last season with the
Roanoke Dazzle was released by the
Atlanta Hawks today. Thomas only
played in 2 games for the Hawks after
being signed in April. But he was a
monster for the Dazzle, playing in 36
games and averaging double figures in
points and double figures in rebounds
including a season high of 23 boards in
1 game.
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was a team time trial, and as expected
Lance Armstrong's Team Discovery
Channel was dominant.
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*CG locator Blois, France (:27)
OLN Armstrong's squad set a tour record
for average speed and won the event by
2 seconds over Team C-S-C. The win
gives Armstrong the yellow jersey for
the 66th time in his Tour Career.
Armstrong is the overall leader by 55
seconds over his teammate George
Hincapie.

The leader heading into the time
trial was American David Zabrisque, but
he had is problems, wrecking a mile
from the end. He did get up to finish
and is now in 9th place a minute and 26
seconds behind Armstrong.
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Graham has been one of the scholarship
foundation's biggest supporters.

And now Shayne has become part of
his own charitable efforts in
Cincinnati.

The Bengals third year kicker has
accepted the torch from former
Cincinnati kicker to carry on the Kicks
for Kids program.

Kicks for Kids was founded in
1995 to provide Cincinnati area at-rick
children with opportunities to pursue
their dreams. Graham's golf event this
year raised over 200 thousand dollars.

BITE OF SHAYNE

In addition to that charity
Shayne has founded "good for three" an
endeavor with the Cincinnati food bank.
In which he donates $300 for every
field goal he kicks. Last year his

foot helped feed 7000 kids.

BITE OF SHAYNE

Graham already has been a big
help to the Bengals on the field - his
122 points last season was a franchise
single season record. Shayne reports
to training camp on July 28th. Mike
Stevens News 7 sports.>>

backyard aren't just pretty to look at
... they may also be protecting your
family from the dangers of lead
poisoning.
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*CG locator Lynchburg

Researchers at Randolph Macon
Woman's College are spending the summer
studying certain plants that extract
lead particles from the ground they
grow in.

They're known as
hyper-accumulators ... and they include
plants such as corn, mustard and
sunflowers.
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*CG 2line Bill Bare
RMWC Chemistry Professor 16:57:13 BILL BARE/RMWC CHEMISTRY
PROFESSOR: USING THE PLANTS TO EXTRACT
THE LEAD FROM THE SOIL CONCENTRATES
THEM, AND INSTEAD OF HAVING TO DISPOSE
OF SEVERAL THOUSAND POUNDS OF
CONTAMINATED SOIL, YOU JUST DISPOSE OF
MAYBE A HUNDRED POUNDS OF CONTAMINATED
PLANT MATERIAL.
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Bare and his colleagues are
experimenting with different plants to
see which are more effective and under
what conditions.

They hope to apply their findings
when they move from the greenhouse to
Lynchburg-area backyards next summer.